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#ABA87F

#aba87f ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aba87f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 65.88% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.75% magenta, 25.73% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 55.91°, with 20.75% saturation and 58.43% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.382

Complementary

  1. #aba87f
  2. #7f82ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba87f
  2. #7f98ab
  3. #927fab

Analogous

  1. #ab927f
  2. #aba87f
  3. #98ab7f

Triadic

  1. #aba87f
  2. #7faba8
  3. #a87fab

Tetradic

  1. #aba87f
  2. #82ab7f
  3. #7f82ab
  4. #a87fab

Square

  1. #aba87f
  2. #7fab92
  3. #7f82ab
  4. #ab7f98

Monochromatic

  1. #585539
  2. #868358
  3. #aba87f
  4. #c9c7ad
  5. #e8e7db

Shades

#aba87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba87f
  2. #9a9772
  3. #898666
  4. #787659
  5. #67654c
  6. #565440
  7. #444333
  8. #333226
  9. #222219
  10. #11110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba87f
  2. #b3b18c
  3. #bcb999
  4. #c4c2a5
  5. #cdcbb2
  6. #d5d4bf
  7. #dddccc
  8. #e6e5d9
  9. #eeeee5
  10. #f7f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba87f
  2. #a7a47f
  3. #a2a07f
  4. #9e9c7f
  5. #9a987f
  6. #969480
  7. #919080
  8. #8d8c80
  9. #898880
  10. #848480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a798 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afa57c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a780 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2a39d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea67d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aea880 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afa592 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba87f {
  color: #aba87f;
}
Background
.bg-aba87f {
  background-color: #aba87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba87f {
  border: 2px solid #aba87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 168 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 21% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba87f, #98ab7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 168 127 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.65 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.09 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.48 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.51 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.75 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.93 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.24 #545780 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Sage
#aba87f  rgb(171, 168, 127)  hsl(56, 21%, 58%)  Sage
#7f82ab  rgb(127, 130, 171)  hsl(236, 21%, 58%)  Cool Gray
#7faba8  rgb(127, 171, 168)  hsl(176, 21%, 58%)  Cadet Blue
#a87fab  rgb(168, 127, 171)  hsl(296, 21%, 58%)  Purple Mountain Majesty